Is there such a thing as a Blue Book for Motorcycles?
I have the one for a car, but how do you determine trade in value
or sellng value?

I'm looking at selling my ride and getting the Ultra Classic.

I just want to be realistic.

 

Here. http://www.kbb.com/motorcycle. You can use this for your own personal sales, but as far as actual trade-in value, dealers won't give you what's listed. If you're just looking to sell your own bike outright, this should get you in the ballpark.

 

There's also NADA, but Black Book is what we use here.
Revised once a month.

 

Last week dealer gave me $1100 over what was listed in NADA book for trade in value on an '07 softail. The sales manager is not a friend per say, but we have always had a good working relationship and he did say he told the Used Bike manager to treat me right. The bike was in perfect condition too.

 

Must be up to the dealer or manager, I watched mine look my bike up in the NADA book.

 

I'm sure it is.

 

I have to chuckle when customers start with a book as a guide for the value of a vehicle... the figures in the book are biased and most times weighted heavily in favor of the dealer. I was a dealer... and I was one of the many dealers in my region who was asked to help NADA and Black Book establish values for my particular make and models of vehicles. If you want to know what your vehicle, whether a car, truck, or motorcycle might be worth in any market place... do your due diligence and research vehicle registrations for preceding months. These registrations give the actual amount a vehicle sold for... it will put you in the ballpark for selling your bike retail. Now to establish what a dealer will allow you in trade... generally 33% less... and only if it is a hot seller.

 

You might also look on Cycle Trader, eBay and other online sites to get a sense of private sale and dealer retail asking prices. Some asking prices are reasonable and others aren't, so there's some adjusting to do, but you'll get a sense of the market value of your bike pretty quickly.

 

THANKS EVERYONE! Good ideas all the way around!

 

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